National Standard of the P.R.C., Limits and targets of fuel consumption for light-duty commercial vehicles CHN1761

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Notifying Member: CHINA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2): 

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Agency responsible: 

State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.)

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above: 

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other: 

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): vehicles that run on gasoline or diesel fuel, pure electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and vehicles that run on gas and alcohol ether fuels (HS code(s): 87); (ICS code(s): 43.020)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National Standard of the P.R.C., Limits and targets of fuel consumption for light-duty commercial vehicles; (23 page(s), in Chinese)

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Description of content: This document specifies the limits for fuel consumption of light commercial vehicles, the calculation methods and evaluation indicators for corporate average fuel consumption, conformity of production requirements, certification extensions, and implementation dates. The main contents include: modifying the method for determining fuel consumption; adding a calculation method for the reference value of CO2 emissions; revising fuel consumption limit requirements; adding requirements for the corporate average fuel consumption; revising conformity of production requirements; revising requirements for changes and certification extensions; adding hybrid electric vehicle energy consumption type approval report/type approval application report.

This document applies to all N1 category vehicles with a maximum design speed greater than or equal to 50 km/h and M2 category vehicles with a maximum design total mass not exceeding 3500 kg, including vehicles that can run on gasoline or diesel fuel, pure electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and vehicles that run on gas and alcohol ether fuels.

This document does not apply to specialized vehicles for operations.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents: 

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months from adoption

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: 

WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China

Tel：+86 10 57954633 / 57954627

E_mail: tbt@customs.gov.cn

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